World
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China bans celebrities with ‘lapsed morals’ from endorsing products
Taipei: China has banned all celebrities from endorsing a range of products and banned those with “lapsed morals” from endorsing anything, as part of an ongoing drive to align society with “core socialist…
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British PM Rishi Sunak reverses decision on COP27, says will attend climate summit
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that he will attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next week, reversing his previous decision to skip the meeting in Sharm El…
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Pak seeks explanation over Russian Senator’s remark on Ukraine nukes
Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office has sought an explanation from Russia after its Senator Igor Morozov reportedly claimed that Islamabad and Ukraine recently held talks for developing nuclear weapons. “We are surprised…
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Is Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s elevation dividing British Muslims?
New Delhi: Rishi Sunak’s rise to the top in British politics has come with its share of ‘shock and awe’. Sunak became the prime minister of the UK within a month of…
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Imran invokes Mujibur Rahman’s struggle in Bangladesh
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has compared his struggle for “real freedom” with that of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, the late founding Father of Bangladesh, and reminded that the country had…
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Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland]: Monkeypox continues to meet the International Health Regulations (IHR) criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), said the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday. “The Emergency Committee…
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Twitter will charge USD 8 a month for ‘blue tick’: Elon Musk
Washington: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced a new version of “Twitter Blue” where he planned to charge USD 8 a month for Twitter’s subscription service with priority in replies, mentions,…
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Canada to welcome record 500,000 new immigrants
Toronto: In order to address acute labour shortage, Canada plans to welcome a record 500,000 new permanent residents till 2025, the government said while announcing the Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025 on…
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US Islamophobia Bill remains inactive; fails to curb anti-Muslim violence and hatred
Hyderabad: It is more than a year since the US House of Representatives passed a bill to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia worldwide. But this piece of legislation appears to…
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AP Dhillon recovering after getting injured during US tour
New Delhi: Singer-rapper AP Dhillon on Tuesday said he has been hospitalised after suffering an injury during his ongoing US tour. The Indo-Canadian musician, whose full name is Amritpal Singh Dhillon, shared…
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Report says Canada exploiting Indian students for ‘cheap labour’
New Delhi: Some Indian students in Canada are accusing the country of using them as a cheap source of labour and discarding them once they’re no longer needed, a media report said…
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China rebooting Mao-era institution to prepare for decoupling from global economy
Beijing: China is rebooting a Mao Zedong-era institution that once functioned as a pillar of the Socialist command economy to prepare for future ‘decoupling’ from the global economy, analysts said, as per…
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Russia says ready to open ‘grain corridor’ only if Ukraine stops misusing it for military attacks
New Delhi: Alleging that Ukraine has resorted to using grain corridor for military purposes, Russia has suspended implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative indefinitely. The United Nations-backed agreement was signed by…
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Irresponsible stand of Pakistan’s veteran cricketers is destroying morale of players
Pakistan’s early setbacks in the ongoing T20 World Cup opened a can of worms in the nation’s cricket setup. The most respected veterans in Pakistan namely Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis unfortunately chose to heap…
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‘They tried to bury me and I am here’: Brazil’s new Prez Lula
From being imprisoned and banned from contesting elections in 2018 to winning over the far-right leader Jair Bolsanaro, Brazil’s new President-elect Lula da Silva on October 31 scripted a dramatic come back.…
